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Stand With the Formosa 2!Oppose Plastic Pollution &amp; Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastics Headquarters in NJ!
September 29, 2026Veterans Courthouse50 West Market Street, Newark, NJ(Parking lot entrance off South Orange Ave., Route 510) RSVP here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cr6G1Tkbh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cr6G1Tkbh/</a>9:30 am:&nbsp;Press Conference/rally&nbsp;at the Rosa Parks Statue, next to the Market Street entrance of the Veterans Courthouse, then head up to the courtroom. Hear Speakers. Sing along with the Solidarity Singers. 10:30 am:&nbsp;Courtroom 1114on the 11th Floor. Appellate Division argument for the case.State v Edwards &amp; Wilson Appellate ArgumentDiane Wilson and Camryn Edwards were arrested on December 5, 2024, after a march and rally, when they attempted to enter Formosa Plastics Corp’s USA headquarters in Livingston, NJ, to hand-deliver a letter to top executives who work there. Those of you who were present saw that on the day of the rally, police cones had been placed on the lawn between the rally and the Formosa Plastics building. The Livingston police threatened to arrest anyone who went past the cones. Argument of their appeal from their convictions for Defiant Trespass in the lower courts will be heard by a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court on September 29th at 10:30 a.m. The Court will not render its decision on the 29th but will do so in writing sometime thereafter. Their appeal argues the convictions must be reversed because the prosecution failed to prove the required criminal intent beyond a reasonable doubt. They argue they lacked intent due to their correct belief that everybody has a Constitutional Right to peacefully approach a corporation’s public visitor’s entrance to ask executives whose offices are there to read and consider a letter. The appeal also argues the Police acted improperly by unilaterally setting limits on the property’s use beyond any that had previously been established by Formosa Plastics. Some background about Formosa Plastics and the earlier arrests: Formosa Plastics Group has a long history of violating environmental laws and destroying communities. In Point Comfort, Texas, the Formosa Plastics plant was subject to the largest citizen-brought Clean Water Act settlement in U.S. history and continues to disregard a court-ordered zero discharge of plastic mandate, racking up over 600 violations and counting. In St. James Parish, Louisiana, activists are opposing Formosa’s $12 billion petrochemical complex slated to be built in Cancer Alley. In Ha Tinh, Vietnam, a steel plant owned by Formosa Plastics Group was responsible for a chemical spill that’s considered the country’s worst environmental disaster. After fishing grounds were destroyed, the victims whose livelihoods were ruined have yet to see compensation. Additionally, over twenty activists remain in prison for speaking out on the disaster. The Formosa Four were arrested while blocking entrances to protest against Formosa Plastics, a serial corporate polluter, for more planned plastic expansion and more than 700 new violations of a Clean Water Act settlement that requires zero plastic discharge from its Texas plant into Lavaca Bay. Those new violations added $30 million in penalty payments to the original penalties of $50 million. In August 2024, more than 70 protestors – including clergy, parents, and environmental justice leaders – gathered at Formosa’s U.S. headquarters in Livingston, NJ. Six were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. Four of those six, including Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Diane Wilson (<a href="https://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/diane-wilson/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/diane-wilson/</a>), chose to head to trial. They were convicted in Livingston Municipal Court but appealed their conviction. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Arthur Batista issued an important ruling reversing the Livingston Municipal Court’s refusal to allow the necessity and justification defenses. Judge Batista ruled: “It is clear to this court, that these appellants have presented compelling grounds to allow the affirmative defense of necessity - justification to be raised at trial.” Trespassing charges against the Formosa Four were dismissed by a prosecutor after the group had prepared to use the necessity/justification defense to argue that environmental and public health concerns justified their actions. “This dismissal is just another win in the long fight against Formosa Plastics and the damage they continue to do to Texas’s environment and fishing communities,” said Diane Wilson, Environmental Activist and Member of the Formosa Four. “While this decision is a victory, I will not stop taking on this serial polluter that thinks it is above the law, and I will continue to do all that I have to do to protect my community.”

Local Event: Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic

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Stand With the Formosa 2!Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastics Headquarters in...

Stand With the Formosa 2! Oppose Plastic Pollution & Support 2 Activists Arrested at Formosa Plastic

St Patrick School

CHATHAM, N.J. — St. Patrick School will celebrate the Feast of St. Michael, patron saint of protectors and first responders, with a special Mass and reception on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.
All active and retired members of local police, fire, and emergency service departments — along with other first responders, protectors, and everyday heroes in the community — are warmly invited to attend.

Feast of St. Michael Mass &amp; Reception 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 
11:00 a.m. 
St. Patrick Church and Parish Center 
45 Chatham Street, Chatham, NJ
The Mass and reception will offer a chance to pray together for the continued protection, health, and well-being of all who serve, as well as to remember those who have gone before.
Departments and individuals are encouraged to RSVP for the reception at: <a href="https://forms.gle/J6YkgzPLDNaXK7Sj9" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/J6YkgzPLDNaXK7Sj9</a>
St. Patrick School extends its gratitude to all first responders and protectors for their service to the community and looks forward to welcoming them on September 29.

Local Event: Feast Of St. Michael Mass and Reception

Morris County

Chatham

Feast Of St. Michael Mass and Reception

CHATHAM, N.J. — St. Patrick School will celebrate the Feast of St. Michael, patron saint of protectors and first responders,...

Madison Community Arts Center

In August 2022, decades after Iran issued a fatwa calling for his death, world-renowned author Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked on stage in New York, stabbed 15 times before an audience.
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney delivers a defiant, deeply personal portrait of survival, recovery, and artistic courage. Drawing on Rushdie’s celebrated memoir and featuring never-before-seen, unflinching home footage captured by his wife, poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths, KNIFE traces Rushdie’s physical and spiritual rehabilitation after losing an eye and the use of a hand. Equal parts intimate love story and urgent defense of free speech, the film celebrates art as the ultimate instrument of resistance against censorship and terror.

Local Event: KNIFE: The Attempted Murder of Salmon Rushdie (documentary)

Madison

KNIFE: The Attempted Murder of Salmon Rushdie...

In August 2022, decades after Iran issued a fatwa calling for his death, world-renowned author Salman Rushdie was brutally...

KNIFE: The Attempted Murder of Salmon Rushdie (documentary)

Montclair School of Real Estate, 89 Walnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042

<a href="https://www.montclairschoolofrealestate.com/enrolling-now-for-upcoming-classes.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CLASS INFORMATION HERE</a>
 Real Estate License Course to prepare for the NJ state exam. Get started in a new career part-time or full-time.
SUNDAYS * 9 am - 4:30 pm * Start&nbsp;OCT 4&nbsp;- DEC 6, 2026.
EVENINGS * 6 pm - 10 pm * TUE/THUR * Start SEPT 22, 2026
 WEEKDAYS * 9 am - 3:15 pm * Start OCT 13, 2026
WEEKDAYS * 9 am - 3:15 pm * Start NOV 5, 2026 Enroll ONLINE: <a href="https://www.montclairschoolofrealestate.com/enrolling-now-for-upcoming-classes.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">montclairschoolofrealestate.com/enrolling-now-for-upcoming-classes</a>
 973-710-6245 or Email 
MontclairSchoolofRealEstate@gmail.com
 AND we are re-launching a NJ Real Estate Broker Directory to help new Agents find their first broker! If you are Hiring New or Experienced Agents - Get Listed!
 <a href="https://www.NJRealEstateAgentJobs.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NJRealEstateAgentJobs.com</a>

Local Event: Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * SUNDAY Class

Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or...

CLASS INFORMATION HERE
 Real Estate License Course to prepare for the NJ state exam. Get started in a new career part-time or...

Become a NJ Real Estate Agent * IN PERSON or ONLINE * SUNDAY Class

Join us for a day of furry friends, community, and the opportunity to help pets in need find loving homes! On Sunday, October 4th, we are hosting our 6th Annual Pet Adoption Day (from 11am-3pm) at our Elmwood Park Financial Center at 680 River Drive, Elmwood Park NJ. Five local rescue organizations will be bringing their adoptable pets to the Financial Center parking lot to find their fur-ever homes! There will also be refreshments, food and giveaways. We hope to see you there!

Local Event: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day

Bergen County

Elmwood Park

Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day

Join us for a day of furry friends, community, and the opportunity to help pets in need find loving homes! On Sunday, October...

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